Chapter 122: Deployment of Positions

Yaoshan Mountain Road.

Liu Yan led his troops to the location of the defense line designated by Li Jiwen, and then carefully observed the terrain here.

I saw that this is the southern end of the Yaoshan Mountain Road, and the front is very wide, Liu Yan took a look, and the front is more than a mile wide, and it will be very difficult to defend here.

Liu Yan thought for a while, and then decisively ordered the whole army to retreat, gave up this wide-sided location, and withdrew the whole army to a relatively narrow place, which was more than two miles away from the place designated by Li Jiwen before.

The location chosen by Liu Yan has only more than 100 steps on the defensive surface on the front, which can be regarded as a relatively narrow place in the Yaoshan Mountain Road. Moreover, the location chosen by Liu Yan has another advantage, that is, the terrain here is higher, which is much higher than the defensive location designated by Li Jiwen before, which is very conducive to the condescending shooting of the sentry birds.

This is it!

"Order the chief flag officer and the small flag officer of all outposts to immediately come to me to participate in the pre-war military meeting, and order the cavalry outpost to immediately launch a survey to the north if it is not collected at night, and report any situation at any time!"

"Order!"

Soon, as a team of horses drove north at night, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, Wang Yue, and the small flag officers of each post all gathered around Liu Yan. Then Liu Yan began to deploy a defensive strategy.

I saw Liu Yan beckoning everyone to come around, and everyone squatted or sat in a semicircle, and I saw Liu Yan use a branch to start drawing a figure on the ground, which is the frontal defense line map of this defense.

"Before the defense line, it is necessary to dig a trench that is one battle deep and one battle wide, and directly cut off the Yaoshan mountain road to prevent the cavalry of the Qing army from attacking. Then the excavated earth was used to build a one-man high wall of earth behind the trench, so that the birds could rely on it to shoot. ”

"At the same time, sharpened stakes should be inserted at the bottom of the trench and sharpened stakes at the front of the trench to slow down the charging momentum of the enemy cavalry."

At this time, Liu Yan didn't know how much time he had left for himself, and the soldiers and horses under his command were also building fortifications in the field for the first time, and they were all operating in training before, and this was the first time to practice, so Liu Yan didn't dare to design a too complex defense line, lest the defense line would not be built yet, and the Qing soldiers would have already been killed.

Wang Yue led his troops to cut down trees on the mountains on both sides and made sharpened wooden piles, Wang Bo led his troops to dig trenches, Zhang Yi led his troops to build earthen walls, and Miao Shao led his troops to deploy the sharpened wooden piles in place. Xu Ming led his troops to stand guard one mile north of the defense line to prevent the Qing soldiers from suddenly attacking.

Seeing that the sentry soldiers began to divide and cooperate, Liu Yan felt a lot more at ease. The tension before the war began to permeate, but the officers and men of the sentry remained calm, and the captains, small flag officers and other officers of the various departments performed their duties, and the entire defense line began to take shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It seems that the effect of the rigorous training on weekdays is showing up!"

Liu Yan sighed with satisfaction, and then looked at the peaks on both sides of the rear: "I don't know what those Shangguan are doing, if the Qing army really kills, they won't run away directly, right?" ”

Liu Yan had a trace of worry in his heart, but he shook his head, now is not the time to think about these things, the Qing army that really rushed here, the number of people will definitely not be too much, the elite dun army led by himself is likely to win, and the only question now is how much to pay to be able to win.

At the same time, on both sides of the Yaoshan Mountain Road, Zhang Hailin and others and Li Jiwen and others were paying close attention to Liu Yan's side, and both sides sent Ye Buhui to inquire about the situation at the same time. However, the night not collected by the two of them was obviously some parallel goods, and they only dared to watch from a distance, and they didn't dare to ask about the situation at all, for fear that the Qing army would really rush out suddenly.

"What? Digging trenches? ”

After a while, Zhang Hailin, Wang Weizhen, Jia Hongyu, Dai Jingbin, and Song Gongming received a reward that was not collected at night, and everyone was very puzzled at this time, did this Liu Yan want to fight the field battle as a city defense battle?

At this time, Liu Yan didn't prepare more horses to resist, or directly cut down trees to block the road, but went to dig a trench, could a ditch stop the Qing soldiers from going south?

"Perhaps, Liu Baihu has his own plans, and digging a trench may have another mystery."

Jia Hongyu said and said, but he was also lacking in confidence, what tricks could he dig out of the trench dug in a short time?

Zhang Hailin frowned and struggled for a while, and then hurriedly said to Wang Weizhen: "Why don't you send someone to remind Liu Baihu?" Liu Baihu can't be defeated, his soldiers and horses are the courage of the thousands of households in front of our Xiahe Village! ”

Wang Weizhen looked at the sky and said, "It's okay, the time should be in time, I'll send someone to contact Liu Baihu." ”

"Okay."

At the same time, on the other side of the Yaoshan Mountain Road, when the integrity officer Li Jiwen had just received the news, he was also very surprised to learn that Liu Yan was leading his troops to dig a trench.

In Li Jiwen's understanding, if you want to block the impact of the Qing cavalry, the best way is to use a combination of rejecting horses, spears, and heavy armor to establish a solid phalanx defense line. It would be even more effective if there was a bow and arrow and a fire bolt to attack first with a wave of ranged attacks. 33

However, Liu Yan led his troops to dig a trench, could a trench block the impact of the Qing cavalry? In Li Jiwen's cognition, this is obviously impossible.

"This Liu Yan is an exaggerated commodity after all!"

Li Jiwen immediately regarded Liu Yan as a horse and immediately called a person who did not accept it at night, wanted to send someone to contact Liu Yan, and ordered Liu Yan to make a rejection horse as soon as possible and prepare to meet the enemy for defense.

Seeing that he hurriedly rode his horse to give the order, Li Jiwen prayed in his heart: "I hope the Qing army will not come, otherwise this battle will be in danger!" ”

Half an hour later, Wang Weizhen and Li Jiwen sent Ye Bushu arrived one after another, Liu Yan listened to the news brought by the two, and couldn't help but scoff, and questioned Zhang Hailin and Li Jiwen's military ability very much.

At this time, it was naturally impossible for Liu Yan to obey the remote command of Zhang Hailin and Li Jiwen, after all, the soldiers and horses in front of him were all his own soldiers and horses, how could he be controlled by others?

So Liu Yan said to the two who came to give the order at the same time: "You go back and report to Lord Li and Lord Zhang, the defense officer, for me, and say that they will not be subject to the military order outside!" ”

"How do I defend here, I have my own reasons, I can't win this battle, I will accept my guilt, everyone has credit for winning, what do you have to worry about?"

The two who didn't accept the words at night were in trouble, and they didn't know how to respond, Liu Yan said with a smile: "Don't think about it, it's good for the two of you to return according to the truth, I Liu Yan will bear the responsibility if something happens!" ”

After sending away two people who did not collect the night, the defense line on Liu Yan's side was almost ready, and the sentry soldiers basically recovered their strength after a short rest.

Liu Yan immediately summoned Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, and Wang Yue and began to deploy troops.

"This line of defense is not wide, this battle is based on the rear post led by Wang Xiaoqi and the middle post led by Shen Zongqi as the frontal defense force, and the two outposts are immediately stationed in the fortifications to defend it."

Wang Yue and Shen Tuo hugged their fists to lead the order.

"The Chinese military post led by Miao Zongqi is on standby at a hundred paces behind the defense line, as a reserve force, and the cavalry post led by Xu Zongqi is on standby one hundred and fifty steps behind the defense line as a pursuit force in this battle."

Miao Shao and Xu Ming also clenched their fists to receive their lives.

"The right post led by Wang Zongqi is deployed on the slope on the right, and the left post led by Zhang Zongqi is deployed on the slope on the left. If the Qing army really attacks, the two of you will lead your troops to attack the enemy troops on the Yaoshan mountain road from the left and right flanks! ”

Wang Bo and Zhang Yi hugged their fists to lead the life.

After the deployment of troops, Liu Yan looked at a few people, if the Qing army really attacked, then after this battle, will there be fewer of his brothers?

Liu Yan looked at everyone for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "It's best to have nothing to do this time, if the Qing soldiers really attack, then this battle is our battle of life and death, and you need to do your best to meet it." ”

"This line of defense is the grave of our waiting, and even if the outposts fight to the last man, they must not retreat!"

Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, and Wang Yue got up one after another, clasped their fists and said: "Swear to follow the adults to the death, kill Hu and serve the country!" ”

At this time, it was still early and it was not yet noon, so Liu Yan ordered all the troops to immediately enter their respective defensive areas, and then take turns to eat dry food.

"No sentry shall make a fire to make food, but shall eat only dry food. The heralds at each post must keep in touch with the Chinese army, and no news must be delayed! ”

"Order!"

Then Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, and Wang Yue led their troops to start mobilizing, Liu Yan stood in place and looked at the soldiers of the Dun Army who were transferred back and forth, in addition to being moved and fighting spirit, he was still secretly thinking: "After this battle, I have to find time to establish a baggage team in the army, build fortifications, distribute grain and grass, and other miscellaneous things, and I can't let the sentinels do it anymore in the future." ”

On the battlefield, soldiers must always maintain their physical strength, and must not spend their precious physical strength on things other than combat, so the presence of heavy soldiers or auxiliary soldiers is very necessary at this time.

"In addition, the army must also be equipped with auxiliary personnel such as craftsmen, medical craftsmen, veterinarians, etc., and once the battle starts, someone must also do these things in time to repair military equipment, rescue wounded soldiers, and treat war horses, so that many war damage can be avoided."

Liu Yan thought about these things, and then said to Miao Shao beside him: "Do you say that the Qing soldiers will come?" ”

Miao Shao looked at the sentinels who were deploying, and replied excitedly: "My subordinates think that the Qing army is still here, so that we can have military merits, and the head of the Qing soldiers is real money, and it is a real military position!" ”

Liu Yan looked at Miao Shao, who was so belligerent, shook his head with a smile, and was about to speak, but he heard a three-eyed cannon sound from the north, and immediately looked to the north, only to see a team of four soldiers who did not collect at night galloping back on horseback.

"Prepare for war! Prepare for battle! ”

Without Liu Yan's order, Miao Shao roared loudly, and the drummers of the Chinese military whistle blew the horns one after another, and the soldiers of all departments suddenly became nervous.

On the slopes on both sides, the left and right sentry birds are also ready, and more than 180 bird guns are aimed at the Yaoshan mountain road from the left and right directions, forming a three-sided attack with the bird guns on the front defense line.

In addition, the pikemen and sword and shield men of each post were also ready to fight, and the soldiers of Liu Yan's various posts were ready to fight.

Some people died, but not completely......